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Lesley Miller, Jr., dedicated civil servant, reflects on lasting impact USF had on his life and career
Lesley “Les” Miller, Jr., USF College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) alumnus and civil servant, reflects on the unexpected ways that his time at USF prepared him for his career.
January 16, 2025Alumni
Celebrating Inauguration Day: A conversation about the American tradition, then and now
Inauguration Day has changed dramatically over the years while maintaining some key traditions for a ceremony that ushers in a new American president. Learn more about the history of Inauguration Day and its importance today.
January 16, 2025Community Engagement
$4.8M Mellon Foundation grant opens internship opportunities for USF humanities students
For the first time, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation — the nation’s largest supporter of the arts and humanities — invited the University of South Florida to submit a proposal last spring for one of its humanities internship grants. The foundation awarded the college a five-year, $4.8 million grant that will support up to 900 students each year in otherwise unpaid internships. The beneficiaries will be undergraduate students majoring in humanities.
January 15, 2025Community Engagement, Honors & Awards, Students
![USF’s Benjamin Mittler and Denise Wright work to capture 360 terrains at the Jimmy Carter Boyhood Farm. [Photo courtesy: Frank Rodriquez]](/arts-sciences/chronicles/images/2025/january/carter-farm.jpg)
USF memorializes former President Jimmy Carter with 3D virtual tour of boyhood farm
Prior to his death, USF’s Center for Digital Heritage and Geospatial Information partnered with President Jimmy Carter and the National Park Service to create virtual tours of his boyhood farm, high school he attended and railroad depot that served as campaign headquarters for Carter’s successful 1976 presidential bid. Check out the interactive tours available to the public.
January 9, 2025Community Engagement, Research & Innovation
Your work habits may be threatening your sleep, USF-led study shows
People whose jobs are highly sedentary – an estimated 80% of the modern workforce – experience a much higher risk of insomnia symptoms.
January 7, 2025Research & Innovation
![Workers build the original Gandy Bridge, which opened in 1924. [Photo courtesy of USF Special Collections]](/arts-sciences/chronicles/images/2024/november/gandy-bridge.jpg)
Gandy Bridge turns 100, how USF is preserving its history
When built 100 years ago, the Gandy Bridge helped create the Tampa Bay area that consists of Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. That story is told through the archives stored in USF Special Collections.
November 25, 2024Community Engagement
‘Once you’re in it, you’re in it for life.’ Aspiring surgeon receives wraparound support from Women in Leadership & Philanthropy program
The Women in Leadership & Philanthropy program has invested thousands of dedicated mentoring hours and more than $4 million in grants, scholarships and programmatic funding to more than 700 scholars like Merlo, who received $1,000 to support her studies this year.
November 21, 2024Accomplishments, Alumni, Community Engagement
Fellowship allows School of Public Affairs’ Ratna Dougherty to share Maui wildfire research at national public policy and management conference
The Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management has awarded Ratna B. Dougherty, an assistant professor in the School of Public Affairs, with a competitive national fellowship allowing her to highlight her work with socially vulnerable populations affected by wildfires in Maui.
November 21, 2024Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Research
USF College of Arts and Sciences awards emergency funding to students impacted by hurricanes Helene and Milton
After Hurricanes Helene and Milton brought devastating rainfall, winds and a surge of water to the Tampa Bay area, leadership in the USF College of Arts and Sciences decided to use the Student Success Fund to support students in the college impacted by the storms.
November 20, 2024Community Engagement
Veteran Kyle McIntyre reflects on a career in public service with roots at USF
USF College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) alumnus, and recipient of the 2024 USF Outstanding Young Alumni Award, Kyle McIntyre attributes his time as a CAS student to setting the foundation for his career in public service.
November 20, 2024Alumni
Going green: Teaching lab earns certification for sustainability efforts
The USF Sarasota Manatee teaching lab has earned My Green Lab Certification, joining a growing community of laboratories certified for implementing more sustainable practices to dramatically reduce environmental impact.
November 20, 2024Community Engagement
Professor Kimmerle honored by AHA for distinguished contributions to public history
Erin Kimmerle, executive director of the Florida Institute for Forensic Anthropology & Applied Science at the University of South Florida, will be recognized for her multi-year interdisciplinary research investigation into unmarked burial grounds in Hillsborough County.
October 31, 2024Accomplishments, Community Engagement